Listen "058 - Books with Great Voice Part 3 - Emma Walton Hamilton"
Episode Synopsis
Let's continue to dig into voice in picture books! We started this series in episode 56, where Julie Hedlund defined the types of voice found in picture books and Katie Davis gave us hilarious examples of the funny style of voice. In episode 57, Founder Emeritus Laura Backes shared examples of using a lyrical voice in picture books to reinforce certain types of stories. In part 3 of our series, author and Picture Book Summit Founder Emma Walton Hamilton discusses character voice: how to recognize it, distinguish it from other types of writing voice, and how to utilize it in your own work! Let’s get to it. Books mentioned in this episode: THE PANDA PROBLEM written by Deborah Underwood and illustrated Hannah Marks CROWN: AN ODE TO THE FRESH CUT written by Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Gordon C. James
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